Polstead Country Park

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  • Well-maintained, landscaped adults-only park near Polstead in Suffolk
  • A 20-minute drive to Lavenham, and 25 minutes to Ipswich Waterfront
  • Essentials shop on site; food pub five minutes’ walk away
Its rural location on the edge of a Suffolk conservation area ensures visitors to Polstead Country Park have plenty to do during their stay. The pretty village of Polstead is five minutes’ drive away, and walkers have access to a network of footpaths from there, taking in ancient woodland scattered with bluebells in spring, while overnighting cyclists can pick on the South Suffolk Cycle Route with a 10-minute ride from the park. If you've brought the car, your options widen even further – animal parks, stately homes and beaches are all within half an hour’s drive. Landscaped with flowers, neat hedges and shady mature trees, the pitches at this adults-only site are generously sized and immaculately maintained. Spotless modern facilities include shower facilities with underfloor heating and a dedicated accessible bathroom, while washing-up sinks and a laundry area make it easy to keep everyone and everything looking shipshape. The friendly staff at reception can let you have all sorts of information on the local area and places to visit, and there’s also a small site shop stocked with essentials. If you fancy a break from cooking, there’s a foodie pub within five minutes’ walk and other options in Polstead village.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 30
Tent pitches 26
Touring caravan pitches 30
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Group bookings of 4 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • Units longer than 8 metres are not allowed.
  • Wood burners of any kind are not permitted.

Languages spoken

English

AA 5 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
Other pitch types

Reviews

9.6

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97% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Nice small site with easy access and secluded location, good facilities and…

Overall 8/10

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Michael L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Nice small site with easy access and secluded location, good facilities and attentive site manager, small onsite shop for essentials.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Michael for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Late arrival information was given clearly before arrival so there was no…

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Late arrival information was given clearly before arrival so there was no problem getting entry to the site and onto our pitch. The shower and toilet facilities were always very clean. Thumbs up from us.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site with good facilities and friendly staff.

Overall 10/10

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William B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Everything

Disliked Nothing although if I were being picky there was no wifi extending to pirch 31.
The Brewers stops serving food at around 8pm.

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From the manager: Thank you so much William for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay and yes, because of our situation the free WiFi only covers the Main Field so guests have to use their own data on the Paddock and Long FIeld.

Would go again definitely but not on that side of the park .

Overall 4/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Site very clean and secluded sections

Disliked The pitch we were on was so noisy from traffic on busy main road. It was difficult to try and mentally block out the noise

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay in spite of the road noise. The long field is closer to the main road and some guests aren't bothered by the road while others can't zone it out. When you return you can request another area.

Lovely small friendly site , close to wooded walk to the village.

Overall 10/10

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Gill L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Individual motorhome pitches, with plenty of leafy cover for the hottest day of the year.
Easy access to very clean toilet and shower blocks.

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From the manager: Thank you so much Gill for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

A great little tranquil site.

Overall 9/10

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Carol K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The pitches were very private, grounds immaculate. We were greeted on arrival & made to feel welcome explaining where everything was situated. Facilities spotlessly clean/ modern with music playing in background. Pub 5 mins walk away serving good food. Great for a quiet getaway to relax & chill out. Bus stop 5 mins away next to the pub. Had a lovely relaxing stay. Thank you from Paul & Carol 😊

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you so much Paul & Carol for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay and hope to welcome you back again!

Very pleasant well established site with good privacy. Will return

Overall 9/10

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MOLLY B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Well established site pitches decent size and quite private from each other but site itself nicely compact with toilets and showers in centre of it all. Greeted on arrival and shown pitch by very friendly polite lady and she explained gate codes etc and gave us information sheet.
Remained on site throughout if we needed any help or information.
Nice touch having radio on in toilet/shower block.

Disliked Couldn't change temperature in shower

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From the manager: Thank you so much Molly for your lovely review and we hope to welcome you again!

A gem of site

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Privacy of pitches. Proximity of all services.

Disliked Wifi service can be intermittent

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From the manager: Thank you so much for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay!

Wonderful peaceful site. Beautiful location. Secluded private pitches. Excellent facilities.…

Overall 10/10

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Liz C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Wonderful peaceful site. Beautiful location. Secluded private pitches. Excellent facilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly recommend staff and facilities excellent and well pric d

Overall 9/10

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Clive H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Toilet block and facilities clean and well maintained as was the pitch

Disliked Located close to a dog waste bowl n and despite regular emptying it smelled in the heat

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From the manager: Thank you so much Clive for taking time to leave a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay! I will look into the smell issue you mention. The doggy bins are regularly emptied as you say.

Features

Adults only

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Polstead Country Park

Holt Road

Bower House Tye

Polstead

Suffolk

England

CO6 5BZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.0249°N
0.89554°W

Route directions

Satnav users please do not use the site postcode. Refer to the map once on the A1071.

Nearest transport

Coach
7 mi White Horse
7.2 mi Motel
9.5 mi Stanwell Street
Rail
6.5 mi Bures Rail Station
6.9 mi Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station
8.3 mi Manningtree Rail Station
Ferry
16.1 mi Brightlingsea Ferry Landing
16.2 mi Harwich International Ferry Terminal
16.3 mi Point Clear Ferry Landing
Airport
28.7 mi London Stansted Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Pretty Suffolk villages to explore include Kersey (five minutes’ drive) with its half-timbered houses and thatched cottages, while Lavenham (20 minutes) has a stunning guildhall and fine 14th-century church. For a bit of a date night, Ipswich (25 minutes) has lots of bars and restaurants along its lively waterfront, as well as a theatre and cinema. There are pretty country yomps along the River Stour to Flatford Mill (25 minutes) and Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (20 minutes) in Constable Country. You can see another artist’s house on the walking trail from National Trust-owned Melford Hall (20 minutes) to Sudbury (15 minutes), which takes in three old water mills and Thomas Gainsborough’s house en route. Looking for animal encounters on your rural break? Feed lambs (in season), groom horses and cuddle up to friendly donkeys at Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm, or get up close to the reptiles, creepy crawlies and butterflies at Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park (both half an hour). Or how about touring a couple of local vineyards? Giffords Hall (half an hour) and Burnt House (45 minutes) are both open for tours and tastings – it’s best to book in advance.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Brightlingsea 15.9 mi Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dovercourt 17.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
West Mersea 17.6 mi Sea N/AGoodN/AN/A
Felixstowe South 19.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Jaywick 19.7 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

East Anglian Railway Museum 9.1 mi

Colchester Castle Museum 9.3 mi

firstsite 9.4 mi

Colchester Zoo 11.5 mi

Christchurch Mansion 11.5 mi

National Trust

Thorington Hall 3.4 mi

Flatford: Bridge Cottage 7 mi

Lavenham Guildhall 7.2 mi

Melford Hall 8.4 mi

Bourne Mill 10.3 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Groton Wood - Edwardstone - Boxford - Wicker Street Green 1.8 mi

Stoke by Nayland - Withermarsh Green - Polstead - Stoke by Nayland 2.5 mi

Kersey - Lindsey - Castle - Chapel - Priory - Kersey 2.5 mi

Stoke-by-Nayland - Thorington Street and Hall - Tendring Hall Park and Farm - Temple - Stoke-by-Nayland 2.5 mi

A Wander around Hadleigh 2.6 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Tent pitch
Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch
  • 20% off Managers Special 20% –
Tent pitch
Electric grass tent pitch
  • 20% off Managers Special 20% –
Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Electric grass touring pitch
  • 20% off Managers Special 20% –
Touring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Electric hardstanding touring pitch
  • 20% off Managers Special 20% –

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Polstead Country Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Polstead Country Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Polstead Country Park? Pretty Suffolk villages to explore include Kersey (five minutes’ drive) with its half-timbered houses and thatched cottages, while Lavenham (20 minutes) has a stunning guildhall and fine 14th-century church. For a bit … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Polstead Country Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Polstead Country Park? From £24 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.